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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPP - 4240 S 122ND ST - DOAK HOMES - PERMITS AND PLANS4240 S 122ND ST ASSOCIATED PERMITS D99-0098 City of Tukwila FILE John W Rants, Mayor Fire Department Thomas P. Keefe, Fire Chief March 29, 1999 Fire Department Review Control #D99-0098 (511) Re: Doak Homes, Inc. - 4240 South 122nd Dear Sir: The attached set of building plans have been reviewed by The Fire Prevention Bureau and are acceptable with the following concerns: 1. Your street address must be conspicuously posted on the building and shall be plainly visible and legible from the street. (UFC 901.4.4) 2. For short plat development (four single family homes or less), hydrants shall be placed so that a hydrant is within 250 feet of a building. Distance from a hydrant to a building is measured along the path of vehicular travel. (City Ordinance #1692) Fire hydrants shall conform to American Water Works Association specifications C-502-54; it shall be compression type, equipped with two 2 1/2" N.S.T. hose ports and one 5" Storz pumper discharge port, and shall have a 1 1/4" Pentagon open -lift operating nut. (City Ordinance #1692) The minimum fire flow and flow duration requirements for one- and two-family dwellings having a fire area which does not exceed 3,600 square feet (344.5 m2) shall be 1,000 gallons per minute (3785.4 L/min.). Fire flow and flow duration for dwellings having a fire area in excess of 3,600 square feet (344.5 m2) shall not be less than that specified in Table A -III -A-1. Exception: A reduction in required fire flow of 50 percent, as approved by the chief, is allowed when the building is provided with an approved automatic sprinkler system. (UFC Appendix III -A, sec. Headquarters Station: 444 Andover Park East • Tukwila, Washington 98188 • Phone: (206) 575-4404 • Fax (206) 575-4439 City of Tukwila Fire Department John W. Rants, Mayor Thomas P. Keefe, Fire Chief • Page number 2 5.1) Every building shall be accessible to Fire Department apparatus by way of access roadways with all-weather driving surface of not less than 20' wide and 13'6" vertical clearance. Access roads in excess of 150' shall be provided with an approved turn -around area. Access shall be within 150' of all portions of the buildings. (City Ordinance #1846) All required hydrants and surface access roads shall be installed and made serviceable prior to and during the time of construction. (UFC 901.3) This review limited to speculative tenant space only - special fire permits may be necessary depending on detailed description of intended use. Yours truly, The Tukwila Fire Prevention Bureau cc: TFD file ncd Headquarters Station: 444 Andover Park East • Tukwila, Washington 98188 • Phone: (206) 575-4404 • Fax (206) 575-4439